Police seek woman who allegedly stole from Kohl's

This image from surveillance video shows a woman wanted by North Coventry Police for an alleged theft of merchandise from the Kohl's Department Store in the Coventry Mall on July 8, 2014. (Photo submitted by the North Coventry Police Department)

NORTH COVENTRY ó Police are asking for the publicís help in identifying a woman who allegedly stole merchandise from the Kohlís Department Store in the Coventry Mall on Tuesday, July 8, around 3:48 p.m.

According to a press release from police, the red haired woman in her 20s entered a dressing room with merchandise, after she exited, a check by store security showed empty hangers but no merchandise. The woman, who is suspected of concealing the merchandise in her purse, left the store and entered a blue Chevrolet Cavalier, police said.

Store security approached the vehicle and allegedly observed the merchandise from the store in the passenger seat, police said. When store security officers identified themselves to the alleged thief, the woman drove away, police said.

The alleged thief is described as a white woman in her mid 20s with red hair. Anyone who can identify the woman or who has information on her whereabouts is asked to call Detective Prouty with the North Coventry Police Department at 610-323-8360.